Robert Vincent "Bob" Wortman (December 3, 1927 – October 20, 2015) was a collegiate athlete at the

University of Findlay The University of Findlay (UF) is a private Christian university in Findlay, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1882 through a joint partnership between the Churches of God General Conference and the city of Findlay. UF has nearly 80 ...

, Ohio, where he played basketball and football. He went on to be a field judge in the

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from

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through

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, and in the NFL starting in 1970 through 1992. He was also an NCAA college basketball referee, and the first person to officiate both in a Super Bowl ( VI, 1972) and an NCAA Championship game (1976).Wortman to speak
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. He wore number 84 for most of his Professional Football career.

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